East German mark
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The East German mark was the official currency of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) during the Cold War, used from its establishment in 1948/49 until German reunification in 1990.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East German mark canonical | 18 |
| East German Mark | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T368187 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: East German mark Context triple: [Reichsmark, replacedByCurrency, East German mark]
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A.
Deutsche Mark
The Deutsche Mark was the former official currency of West Germany and later unified Germany, renowned for its stability and strength until it was replaced by the euro.
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B.
Reichsmark
The Reichsmark was the official monetary unit of Germany from 1924 until its replacement after World War II, most infamously associated with the Nazi era economy.
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C.
Rentenmark
The Rentenmark was a temporary German currency introduced in 1923 to halt hyperinflation and stabilize the economy during the Weimar Republic.
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D.
Czechoslovak koruna
The Czechoslovak koruna was the former national currency of Czechoslovakia, used from the early 20th century until the country's peaceful split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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E.
Dutch guilder
The Dutch guilder was the former national currency of the Netherlands, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: East German mark Target entity description: The East German mark was the official currency of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) during the Cold War, used from its establishment in 1948/49 until German reunification in 1990.
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A.
Deutsche Mark
The Deutsche Mark was the former official currency of West Germany and later unified Germany, renowned for its stability and strength until it was replaced by the euro.
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B.
Reichsmark
The Reichsmark was the official monetary unit of Germany from 1924 until its replacement after World War II, most infamously associated with the Nazi era economy.
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C.
Rentenmark
The Rentenmark was a temporary German currency introduced in 1923 to halt hyperinflation and stabilize the economy during the Weimar Republic.
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D.
Czechoslovak koruna
The Czechoslovak koruna was the former national currency of Czechoslovakia, used from the early 20th century until the country's peaceful split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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E.
Dutch guilder
The Dutch guilder was the former national currency of the Netherlands, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ostmark ⓘ |
| blackMarketExchangeRateTo | Deutsche Mark ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of former states
ⓘ
East Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Economy of East Germany
|
| convertibility | not freely convertible on world markets ⓘ |
| country |
East Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
|
| denominationType |
banknote
ⓘ
coin ⓘ |
| economyTypeContext | planned economy ⓘ |
| endUse | 1990 ⓘ |
| endUseEvent |
unified Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
German reunification
|
| exchangeRateRegime | non-convertible currency ⓘ |
| fixedOfficialExchangeRateTo | Deutsche Mark ⓘ |
| introducedInContext |
East Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet occupation zone of Germany
|
| ISO4217Code | DDM ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Staatsbank der DDR ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency | German ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn |
East Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
|
| monetaryAuthority | Staatsbank der DDR ⓘ |
| monetaryUnionEvent | German Economic, Monetary and Social Union (1990) ⓘ |
| period | Cold War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Reichsmark in East Germany ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Bloc ⓘ |
| replacedByCurrency |
Deutsche Mark
ⓘ
Euro ⓘ
surface form:
euro
|
| replacedCurrency |
Reichsmark
ⓘ
Soviet occupation mark ⓘ |
| shortName |
Mark
ⓘ
Mark der DDR ⓘ |
| startUse |
1948
ⓘ
1949 ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | pfennig ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 pfennig ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Deutsche Mark
ⓘ
surface form:
Deutsche Mark in East Germany
euro in unified Germany ⓘ |
| symbol | M ⓘ |
| timeInForce | approximately 1948 to 1990 ⓘ |
| usedFor | domestic transactions in East Germany ⓘ |
| usedIn |
East Germany
ⓘ
East Germany ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
|
| usedUntilEvent | German reunification in 1990 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: East German mark Description of subject: The East German mark was the official currency of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) during the Cold War, used from its establishment in 1948/49 until German reunification in 1990.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
East German Mark
this entity surface form:
East German Mark